Kings County, New York

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,646,306
Median household income: $78,548
Median home value: $889,700

Kings County is a county in New York with a population of 2,646,306. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $78,548, its median household income sits below New York's $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kings County's population grew 2.2% from 2,589,974 to 2,646,306, while its median household income rose 30.4% from $60,231 to $78,548.

18.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,646,306
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,548
Median home value: $889,700
Median gross rent: $1,784
Housing units: 1,090,187
Homeownership rate: 29.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,589,9742,646,306

Median household income

$60,231$78,548

Median home value

$706,000$889,700

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,589,974	$60,231	$706,000	$1,426
2020	2,576,771	$63,973	$734,800	$1,483
2021	2,712,360	$67,753	$767,500	$1,582
2022	2,679,620	$74,692	$865,300	$1,715
2023	2,646,306	$78,548	$889,700	$1,784

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	175,887	6.6%
5 to 17	419,150	15.8%
18 to 24	202,422	7.6%
25 to 34	466,585	17.6%
35 to 44	379,213	14.3%
45 to 54	308,537	11.7%
55 to 64	298,442	11.3%
65 to 74	231,596	8.8%
75 and over	164,474	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	957,510	36.2%
Black or African American	727,987	27.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,477	0.1%
Asian	316,500	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	975	0.0%
Some other race	25,967	1.0%
Two or more races	114,091	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	499,799	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	292,418	15.8%
High school graduate	446,123	24.1%
Some college or associate's	346,253	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	454,186	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	309,867	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone18.0%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit48.6%

Walked8.4%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218,154	18.0%
Carpooled	46,818	3.9%
Public transit	590,352	48.6%
Walked	101,469	8.4%
Bicycle	25,561	2.1%
Worked from home	206,638	17.0%
Other means	24,878	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87,275	8.7%
15 to 29 min	178,807	17.8%
30 to 44 min	277,710	27.6%
45 to 59 min	193,215	19.2%
60+ min	270,225	26.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 18.9% (494,754 of 2,619,715)

	Count	Share
Family households	599,589	59.4%
Nonfamily households	410,007	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,009,596	92.6%
Vacant	80,591	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	300,026	29.7%
Renter-occupied	709,570	70.3%

1-unit, detached4.8%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units31.8%

5 to 19 units17.1%

20 or more units37.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52,359	4.8%
1-unit, attached	93,812	8.6%
2 to 4 units	346,460	31.8%
5 to 19 units	185,925	17.1%
20 or more units	409,875	37.6%
Mobile home & other	1,756	0.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 36047
State: New York
Land area: 69 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 40.6350, -73.9506

Cities & places

No cities are assigned to this county.